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Why Sheepdog?https://sssltd.wordpress.com/2013/10/18/why-sheepdog/
Fri, 18 Oct 2013 23:31:54 +0000http://sssltd.wordpress.com/?p=99The term “Sheepdog” has come to be associated with those people who seek to be survivors and to protect others. It is a very good metaphor that is usually used when referring to military and law enforcement personnel *.

We here at Sheepdog Security Solutions, however, know that it goes beyond those categories. Simply put: there are potential sheepdogs in most every locality and profession in America. These are good people who have accepted that the wolf exists to kill and maim without mercy; and they would do anything they could to protect the innocent from that wolf. The only thing most of them are lacking is the knowledge and training that will help them to be truly effective in a role that they already feel they are in. This is where SSS comes in. We can’t provide the instinct, but we can, through training, help focus that instinct, and provide the tools needed to be a truly effective sheepdog.

Are you a sheepdog at heart? You are if you:

1) Understand that the world and our society are mostly filled with good and decent people; but also hold many dangers and many dark and evil people (wolves) who seek to hurt others.

2) Would very much like to be able to deal with the day when that wolf comes to your door and threatens you and others around you.

3) Know in your heart that you would do anything you could to help your fellow human in a stressful or life-threatening situation.

4) Want to be an example for others in how to handle stressful and dangerous situations.

* For a very good essay on the military/law enforcement sheepdog metaphor, read “On Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs,” from the book, “On Combat,” by LtCol Dave Grossman.

]]>kmg1775Sheepdog 101https://sssltd.wordpress.com/2013/10/14/sheepdog-101/
Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:32:43 +0000http://sssltd.wordpress.com/?p=83Sheepdog 101 is a five hour, seminar-type training event. It is conducted by lecture and guided discussion, with practical exercises included. Its main goal is to help potential Sheepdogs improve situational awareness & decision making skills that lead to effective options for dealing with all manner of threats and other stressful situations.

We will accomplish this goal by:

Fostering an increased level of threat understanding.

Ensuring understanding of effective steps to prevent violence.

Ensuring our clients are prepared to make sound & timely, survival enhancing decisions during any and all violent engagements and other stressful incidents.

Lesson 1: Understanding the threat (It’s a scary world)

An overview of the problem of school and public violence, including a look inside the statistics and the toll taken by violent events.

Lesson 2: Preventing the threat (Fear is not your only option)

Some in-depth discussions on topics that play into the prevention aspect of school/public violence, including:

Recognizing behaviors of concern

Understanding and practicing true Situational Awareness

Developing a survival mindset

How to conduct risk assessments of your area

Inexpensive and free training practices and techniques for individuals and groups

Lesson 3: Surviving the threat (Sheepdogs are prepared and determined to do what they must)

When the worst case scenario is actually happening to you, there are concrete things you can do to enhance your and others’ survival chances. In this lesson, we will cover:

Making good decisions in good time, including a lesson in how humans make decisions and associated actions

Specific actions that you can take in a violent/active shooter situation

A lesson in law enforcement response (what they will do and what you must do and not do)

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Message for school staff: We are not offering any magic tricks or panaceas that will be 100 percent solutions for every conceivable problem. The SSS team has a wealth of experience and will apply that to helping you find your own solutions. We can do this through a close collaboration with school staff, wherein we provide tools and techniques to personnel that will help them improve their awareness and their ability to make sound and timely decisions in stressful and dangerous situations. The fact is that the best hope for successful resolutions to any stressful or violent situation is for the people involved to be well-trained and willing to recognize and do the right thing.

Main goal: We will help school staff and students improve situational awareness and decision making skills in dealing with active aggressor threats and other stressful situations.

Enabling goals:

Conduct scoping visit to obtain all available data

Ensure an increased level of threat understanding is fostered in school staff

Ensure school staff understands effective steps to prevent violence

Ensure school staff is prepared to make sound and timely decisions during any and all violent engagements and other stressful incidents

Overview: Recent media stories have shown well intentioned, but ill-conceived, “training” events such as unannounced drills with pretend gunmen firing blanks at uninformed teachers. This illustrates how hungry schools are for help and how important it is to get the right training and the right plan for schools. It is crucial to understand that this is a collaborative effort- we are just there to help schools plan for their own custom solutions. We can accomplish this through a structured program that is adaptable to each different school and situation. The Sheepdogs for Schools program is contained in three modules, which can be delivered over the course of weeks or months, depending upon the individual school’s resources and availability of staff personnel to participate in the program. The SSS team will present all of this with a “train the trainer” approach, so that school management can continue and improve the future training program.

Module 1: Understandingthe Threat

This module is basically an educational session that covers the violence threat and the spectrum of potential incidents, with focus on training staff members to recognize threat indicators. Through presentations and interactive discussions, the staff will receive a “big picture” view of the violence threat. A key takeaway is the fact that violent incidents have historically happened after signs were missed or not dealt with properly. This module is the first step in building an awareness bridge that will increase the effectiveness of the subsequent modules.

Module 2: Preventingthe Threat

This module is vital to the safety and survival of staff and students and includes three main focus areas:

We will work with school staff to develop solid action plans for students and staff to use in addressing potential threats. This includes ensuring people know exactly what their options are when confronted with potentially threatening situations.

We will conduct a thorough vulnerability analysis of the property. Our security analysts will use their techniques, honed through years of experience, to find areas of concern. We will then review the analysis with school staff in order to collaborate on finding solutions to mitigate the troublesome areas.

We will help enhance the school’s relationship with local law enforcement agencies to ensure that information is shared and resources are properly allocated and understood by all.

Module 3: Survivingthe Threat

This module is the crux of the entire program. If prevention fails, school staff will be faced with a rapidly unfolding situation that will potentially involve death and/or serious injury to people. The techniques and information presented here, in concert with that from the previous modules, will help school staff maintain good situational awareness and make good decisions in good time. Using a building block approach, the SSS team will help set up training events, including:

A presentation on how humans make decisions and how to improve the process.

Tactical decision games: this is a form of mentoring, and complementary coaching of staff members and teams, in a clearly defined manner, while reinforcing learning and motivation to adapt. This process, which can be informal or formal, offers a venue for direct and recurring advice and counsel among staff members to reinforce adaptive behaviors.

Tabletop exercises: a more structured approach that allows for school staff to practice techniques, tactics, and procedures while being assisted and evaluated by peers and management.

Scenario-based tactical training exercises: taking the theoretical from the TDGs and Tabletops into a field environment. These exercises can be conducted with limited scope objectives, all the way to fully integrated activities that include role players.

Our team of experts brings to the table a hundred years of collective experience. We have worked, trained, and taught in many subject areas, literally all over the world. Our collaborative approach is an excellent way to maximize the benefit for our clients. One thing we all have in common is an intense desire to help people become smarter about their own survival and well-being, as well as that of their friends and loved ones.

Mike Adams: Consultant/Instructor

Father of one

Master’s degree in National Security and Public Policy

Trained Special Response Team (SRT) operator, instructor and leader

Volunteer professional Search and Rescue team member, instructor and leader

First Aid, CPR and AED instructor

14 years of security and law enforcement experience

Joshua Chance: Consultant/Instructor

Father of two

Former U.S. Marine

Trained Special Response Team (SRT) operator, leader, and instructor

Firearms and tactics instructor for national nuclear laboratory

POST certified defensive tactics instructor

16 years of military/security and law enforcement experience

Kurt Grinstead: President, Consultant/Instructor

Father of four

Retired U.S. Marine security/firearms/tactics instructor

Trained Special Response Team (SRT) leader and firearms/tactics instructor